The Three Hostages | |
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Directed by | Clive Donner |
Written by |
John Prebble John Buchan (novel) |
Starring |
Barry Foster Diana Quick John Castle David Markham |
Distributed by | BBC |
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Running time
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85 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
The Three Hostages is a 1977 British television film based on the John Buchan thriller novel The Three Hostages, directed by Clive Donner and produced by Mark Shivas.
It starred Barry Foster as Richard Hannay, a retired British soldier who works occasionally for the British intelligence services, Diana Quick as Mary Hannay, John Castle as Dominick Medina, and David Markham as Greenslade.
The story follows Hannay's attempt to recover three hostages taken prisoner by a shadowy criminal organisation.